"The new law perpetuates discrimination and it violates the values and principles that are at the core of PayPal's mission and culture," CEO Dan Schulman wrote in a memorandum on the company's website. That's what a corporate bully looks like, folks. Conform to the demands of radical cultural militants or pay the price. "It is corporate blackmail," Lt. Gov. Dan Forest told me. But PayPal is not just a big business bully – they are also hypocrites. "PayPal does business in 25 countries where homosexual behavior is illegal, including five where the penalty is death," NC Rep. Robert Pittenger wrote...

North Carolina’s new Lt. Governor, Dan Forest, held forth in a rambling talk at a John Locke Foundation “Shaftsbury Society luncheon” earlier this week and in watching the 41 minute video one gets a real taste of the strange brew of ill-conceived and contradictory policy positions that now dominates on the modern American-Fox News-Tea Partying right. more...

Brant Clifton, writing at his Daily Haymaker blog, had what we think is an excellent explanation for why Lt. Governor Dan Forest is the most feared man in North Carolina politics. You can read what Brant has to say about Forest here: Link

RALEIGH, N.C. Trailing lieutenant-governor candidate Linda Coleman said Wednesday potentially thousands of legally registered voters in North Carolina are poised to not have their ballots counted. Her opponent says she’s making the accusation just because she’s behind. More...

“Forest’s folks moved the books from the family shot for the close up shot to place the Bible next to his head,” Frank wrote. He followed it up with a tweet and a link to the story on his Twitter account: “Play ‘where’s the Bible?‘ in Dan Forest’s new campaign ad for lieutenant governor.” more...